Title 40A, Title 40A: MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES

40A:9-78.3 Veteran identification card program. 3. A county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, may establish a veteran identification card program for the sole purpose of identifying the holder as a veteran when such identification is required to receive di…

40A:9-78.4 Issuance of card. 4. a. When such a program has been authorized, the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, shall issue an identification card to any veteran who is a resident of the county. The veteran identification card shall bear the true …

40A:9-78.5 Violations relative to veteran identification card. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person: a. To display or cause or permit to be displayed or have in the person's possession any canceled, fictitious, fraudulently altered, or fraudulently obtained veteran identificati…

40A:9-78.6 Card not deemed proof of status. 6. The veteran identification card issued under P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), shall not be deemed sufficient valid proof of veteran status for official governmental purposes when a statute, regulation, or directive of a governm…

40A:9-78.7 Violations, disorderly persons offense. 7. Any person who violates any of the provisions of this act, P.L.2012, c.30 (C.40A:9-78.1 et seq.), is guilty of a disorderly persons offense. L.2012, c.30, s.7.

40A:9-78.8 Short title. 1. Sections 1 through 8 of P.L.2017, c.289 (C.40A:9-78.8 et seq.) shall be known and may be cited as the "County Identification Cards for Gold Star Families Act." L.2017, c.289, s.1; amended 2022, c.59, s.1.

40A:9-78.9 "Gold Star Parent" defined. 2. As used in this act, P.L.2017, c.289 (C.40A:9-78.8 et seq.), "Gold Star Family Member" means a parent, legal guardian or other legal custodian, related by blood or by law to, or a spouse, domestic partner, or partner in civil union of, a …

40A:9-8. Salaries; power of Civil Service Commission Any county or municipality operating under the provisions of subtitle 3 of Title 11 (Civil Service) of the Revised Statutes may request the Civil Service Commission to recommend standards of salaries to be paid to persons filli…

40A:9-80. Existing offices of register of deeds and mortgages, confirmed, continued; exceptions 40A:9-80. The office of register of deeds and mortgages heretofore established and now in existence in any county is confirmed and shall be continued until altered or abolished as prov…

40A:9-81. Establishment of office of register of deeds and mortgages in certain counties; referendum In every county having a population of more than 250,000 there may be a register of deeds and mortgages in and for such county. In any such county wherein the office of register o…

40A:9-82. Transfer of records and papers upon the establishment of office of register of deeds and mortgages When the office of register of deeds and mortgages is established in any county and such a register therein has been elected, all official records, documents, papers or wr…

40A:9-83. Term of office of register of deeds and mortgages The register of deeds and mortgages shall be elected by the legal voters of the county for a term of 5 years. He shall be commissioned by the Governor and his commission shall be issued and bear date on January 1 next fo…

40A:9-84. Register of deeds and mortgages; bond 40A:9-84. Every person who shall be elected register of deeds and mortgages of a county, before entering into his office shall give his bond to the State of New Jersey and the county as their interest may appear, with sufficient cor…

40A:9-85. Register of deeds and mortgages; oath Every person elected or appointed register of deeds and mortgages, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the following oath: "I, , register of deeds and mortgages of the county of do solemnly (insert name of coun…

40A:9-86. Performance of duties before giving bond; misdemeanor If any person elected register of deeds and mortgages shall assume to perform any of the duties before giving bond as provided by law, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1, 1971.

40A:9-87. Certain statutory provisions applicable to county clerk where no register of deeds and mortgages The statutory provisions applicable to powers, functions and duties of the register of deeds and mortgages where there is such a register shall pertain to the county clerk w…

40A:9-88. Vacancy in office of register of deeds and mortgages other than by expiration of term When a vacancy shall occur in the office of the register of deeds and mortgages of any county other than by expiration of term, the Governor shall fill such vacancy with the advice and…

40A:9-89. Board of chosen freeholders to furnish accommodations and equipment for register of deeds and mortgages The board of chosen freeholders shall provide the register of deeds and mortgages with a suitable fireproof place separate and distinct from the office of the county …

40A:9-89.1 Preparation of annual budget request by county register of deeds and mortgages. 6. A county register of deeds and mortgages shall prepare the annual budget request for the office of the county register of deeds and mortgages pursuant to the requirements of section 3 of…

40A:9-9. Appointments; permanent and temporary In addition to the officers and employees whose appointment is specifically provided for by law, the board of chosen freeholders of the county or the governing body of the municipality, as the case may be, may appoint or provide for …

40A:9-9.1 Oath of office administered. 1. a. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S.41:2-1, concerning persons authorized to administer oaths and affirmations, the chairperson of an authority, board or commission of a municipality may administer an oath of office to any person app…

40A:9-9.2 Directory of local authorities, boards, commissions. 2. a. (1) The clerk of the municipality, or other official designated by the governing body, shall compile and maintain, on an ongoing basis, a directory of local authorities, boards and commissions. (2) The directory…

40A:9-90. Register of deeds and mortgages is the county recording officer In counties having a register of deeds and mortgages the said register shall be the recording officer of the county as fully as the county clerk is the recording officer in counties not having a register of…

40A:9-91. Personnel in the office of register of deeds and mortgages 40A:9-91. Every register of deeds and mortgages may appoint a deputy register of deeds and mortgages to hold office during the pleasure of the said register and upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the office of …

40A:9-92 Salary of register of deeds and mortgages. 40A:9-92. The board of chosen freeholders in each county, by resolution, shall fix the annual salary of the register of deeds and mortgages in an amount equal to not less than sixty-five percent (65%) of the annual salary of a J…

40A:9-93. Compensation of deputy register of deeds and mortgages, chief clerks and employees The annual compensation of the deputy register of deeds and mortgages shall not exceed 3/4 of the annual compensation of the register of deeds and mortgages. The annual compensation of an…

40A:9-94. Eligibility for office of sheriff No person shall be eligible to the office of sheriff of any county unless he shall have been a citizen of the United States and a resident of the county for at least 3 years next preceding his election. L.1971, c. 200, s. 1, eff. July 1…

40A:9-95. Sheriff's bond 40A:9-95. Every sheriff shall enter into bond to the State of New Jersey and the county wherein he is sheriff, with sufficient corporate surety to be approved by the assignment judge of the Superior Court in the sum of $15,000.00, or in such greater sum n…

40A:9-96. Sheriff's oath Every person elected or appointed to the office of sheriff, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the following oath: "I, , sheriff of the county of do solemnly swear (or affirm) to (insert name of county) support the Constitution of t…

40A:9-97. Certificate for commission 40A:9-97. The taking of the oath of office and the execution of the required bond by a newly elected sheriff shall be certified by a Superior Court judge to the Governor in connection with the issuance of the sheriff's commission. L.1971, c.20…

40A:9-98. Sheriff not to perform duties of office before giving bond and taking oath; misdemeanor If a sheriff elect shall perform any of the duties of his office before giving bond or taking the oath of office as provided by law, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. L.1971, c. 2…

40A:9-99. Sheriff may act in certain cases where commission delayed If the receipt by a newly elected or appointed sheriff of his commission is delayed, the said sheriff may nevertheless act as said sheriff for a period not exceeding one month before receiving his said commission…

40A:10-1. Power to insure A local unit may insure with any insurance company authorized to do business in this State or by the insurance fund provided by Article 3 of this chapter: a. Its property, motor vehicles, equipment or apparatus, or any property, motor vehicles, equipment…

40A:10-1.1. "Local unit" for purposes of Article 1, chapter 10 of Title 40A 8. For the purposes of Article 1 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes, "local unit" shall be deemed to include boards of education which join together with municipalities pursuant to P.L.…

40A:10-10. Powers and authority of the commissioners 40A:10-10. Powers and authority of the commissioners. The commissioners shall have the following powers and authority: a. Employ necessary clerical assistants, whose compensation shall be fixed and paid by the governing body of…

40A:10-11. Sinking fund commissioners may act as insurance fund commissioners In any local unit in which sinking fund commissioners have been appointed, the management and investment of the insurance fund may be entrusted to them in lieu of the appointment of insurance fund commi…

40A:10-12. Payment of workers' compensation A local unit may provide for the payment of workers' compensation under the provisions of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes (Labor and Workmen's Compensation, R.S. 34:15-1, et seq.) by: a. The creation of a workers' compens…

40A:10-12.1. "Local unit" for purposes of Article 4, chapter 10 of Title 40A 10. For the purposes of Article 4 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-12 et seq.), "local unit" shall be deemed to include boards of education which join together with mun…

40A:10-13. Workers' compensation insurance fund The governing body of a local unit may create and appropriate money for a fund to be designated and known as "The Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund." The money so appropriated shall be deposited in the name of the local unit in a…

40A:10-14. Annual appropriation to fund The governing body of a local unit may annually appropriate to the fund such money as it may determine to be necessary for the purpose set forth in the preceding section. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.

40A:10-15. Discontinuance of fund The governing body of a local unit may determine to discontinue the fund, in which case the balance thereof shall become part of the surplus revenue of the local unit. L.1979, c. 230, s. 1, eff. Oct. 15, 1979.

40A:10-16 Definitions. 40A:10-16. As used in this subarticle: a. "Dependents" means an employee's spouse and the employee's unmarried children, including stepchildren, legally adopted children, and, at the option of the employer and the carrier, children placed by the Division of…

40A:10-17. Contracts for group insurance, individual retirement annuity programs or individual retirement accounts Any local unit or agency thereof, herein referred to as employers, may: a. Enter into contracts of group life, accidental death and dismemberment, hospitalization, d…

40A:10-17.1 County, municipal, contracting unit employee permitted to waive healthcare coverage. 37. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law to the contrary, a county, municipality or any contracting unit as defined in section 2 of P.L.1971, c.198 (C.40A:11-2) which enter…

40A:10-18. Exclusions from coverage The contract shall exclude from eligibility: a. Employees and dependents, active or retired, who are otherwise eligible for coverage but who, although they meet the age eligibility requirement of the Federal Medicare Program, are not covered by…

40A:10-19. Limitations, exclusions, exceptions to be contained in contract Any contract or contracts permitted under this subarticle shall contain limitations, exclusions or exceptions so as to avoid duplication of benefits or services otherwise available pursuant to accidental d…